Crocus June 2019

[Anthony Darby]

Here is Crocus aleppicus from Upper Galilee from Oron Peri.

[Janis Ruksans]

Started harvesting of crocuses. Here you can see how different are Crocus species by corm size - on left Iranian Crocus haussknechtii (corm diameter 45 mm), the same corm size has on left position C. hatayensis from Turkey (both autumn bloomers), but in middle average (blooming) size of spring flowering Crocus gargaricus (diameter 10 mm, but occasionaly can reach even 15 mm).

[Janis Ruksans]

Crocuses in Greek Macedonia
In front - pelistericus (dark purple)
In background C. veluchensis aff. (light purple).

[Tim Harberd]

Wonderful picture Janis
Just wonderful.
What date was it taken?

Tim DH

[Janis Ruksans]

It was pictured 24th of May. Here is so hot weather and was very busy despatching orders (will finish on Monday) - so returning in room at evenings I was too tired for working with pictures.
Here I'm attaching few more - another C. veluchensis aff. which I saw only in leaves - the roads up was closed by fallen trees after horrible storm.
And Crocus chrysanthus - still blooming on Mt. Falakro together with Scilla bifolia and Corydalis solida incisa (very beautiful form).